CAPSULE BIOGRAPHY PASHA L. HSIEH Assistant Professor of Law Singapore Management University School of Law Lee Kong Chian School of Business Building 50 Stamford Road, Level 4, Singapore 178899 Tel: +65 6828 0345 Fax: +65 6828 0805 pashahsieh@smu.edu.sg www.law.smu.edu.sg Pasha L. Hsieh is an Assistant Professor of Law at the Singapore Management University School of Law. He holds Juris Doctor and LL.M. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he was a Senior Editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Prior to joining academia, he served as a Legal Affairs Officer at the Appellate Body Secretariat of the World Trade Organization and as an associate at Shearman & Sterling LLP. He has been the Managing Editor of the Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs since 2006. Hsieh s teaching and research focus on public international law, international economic law and East Asian legal studies. He is particularly interested in the roles of ASEAN and China in international law and cross-taiwan Strait relations, and has published articles in the Michigan Journal of International Law, the Journal of World Trade and the Journal of International Economic Law. His works have been cited by the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland as well as in leading texts on international law. In 2010, Hsieh was awarded Singapore s Lee Foundation Fellowship for Research Excellence. He also co-convened the International Law Association (ILA) Asia-Pacific Regional Conference and the ILA-American Society of International Law Asia-Pacific Research Forum. APPOINTMENTS Singapore Management University School of Law, Singapore, 2009-present Assistant Professor of Law Courses: J.D./LL.B. and LGST International Law and Global Politics; LL.M. Law Study Mission and Common Law Workshop; LGST Law of International Trade; and LGST Ethics and Social Responsibility Member, External Relations Committee & Faculty Mooting Committee Visiting/Adjunct Faculty: Academy of International Investment and Trade Law, Macau Institute of European Studies (2014), National Chengchi University (2010-11), and National Chung Cheng University (2009) Shearman & Sterling LL.P., Washington, D.C., 2005; 2007-08 Associate, Litigation Department; contributed to FCPA Digest of Cases and Review Releases Relating to Bribes to Foreign Officials under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 2006-07 Legal Affairs Officer; Intern, Appellate Body Secretariat 1
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA, 2004 Judicial Intern to the Honorable Doris A. Smith-Ribner Coast Guard Administration, Penghu, Taiwan, 2000-02 Platoon Leader; Lecturer in Law (military service) EDUCATION J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia PA, May 2006 Honors: Senior Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review; drafted the Taiwan, ROC section of Bluebook (18 th ed. 2005) Certificate in Business and Public Policy, Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA, May 2006 LL.M., University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia PA, May 2003 LL.B., National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, July 2000 Honors: Best Oralist Award, Taiwan National Round of the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS Paper ( Trade in Legal Services Liberalization in Asia-Pacific FTAs: Assessing the Convergence of ASEAN Rules ) selected for the Society of International Economic Law (SIEL) Biennial Conference, World Trade Institute, Bern, Switzerland, 2014 Paper ( The Discipline of International Law in Republican China and Contemporary Taiwan ) selected for the Second Annual Junior Faculty Forum for International Law, University of Nottingham, 2013 Among 8 assistant/associate professors selected for the Forum; Organizers: Professors Dino Kritsiotis of Nottingham Law School, Anne Orford of Melbourne Law School and J.H.H. Weiler of NYU Law School SMU Lee Foundation Fellowship for Research Excellence, 2010-11 Paper ( Reassessing APEC s Role in Trans-Pacific Economic Governance Architecture: Legal and Policy Dimensions ) selected for the American Society of International Law - International Economic Law Interest Group (ASIL-IEcLIG) Biennial Conference, George Washington School Law School, 2012 Paper ( The Roadmap for an ASEAN-US FTA: Legal and Geopolitical Considerations ) selected for the ASIL-IEcLIG Biennial Conference, University of Minnesota Law School, 2010 2
RESEARCH GRANTS SMU MOE Tier 1 Research Grant ( The Liberalization and Integration of Legal Services in ASEAN: A Roadmap for Reforms ), 2014-15 SMU MOE Tier 1 Research Grant ( The Discipline of International Law in Republican China and Contemporary Taiwan ), 2013-14 SMU Internal Research Grant ( The Free Trade Regime and Poverty Reduction: The Case of ASEAN ), 2012-13 SMU Internal Research Grant ( The Roadmap for an ASEAN-United States Free Trade Agreement: Legal and Geopolitical Considerations ), 2011-12 EDITORIAL AND REVIEW ACTIVITIES Managing Editor, Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, CMP Publishing/Cameron May, London, 2006-present Ad hoc reviewer, Pearson Publishing (2014) China: An International Journal (NUS Press 2013) Asian Journal of International Law (Cambridge University Press 2013) Leiden Journal of International Law (Cambridge University Press 2013) The Pacific Review (2013) Journal of International Dispute Settlement (Oxford University Press 2012) Melbourne Journal of International Law (2012) Asian Journal of WTO & International Health Law and Policy (2009 & 2010) PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES Co-Chair, ILA-ASIL Asia-Pacific Research Forum, Taipei, Taiwan, 2013 & 2015 Member, Conference Committee, SIEL Biennial Conference, Bern, Switzerland, 2014 Co-organizer, SMU-Queens Mary University of London Research Forum, Singapore, 2014 Panelist, ELSA WTO Moot Court Competition, Asia Regional Round and International Round, Taipei, Taiwan, 2009-2011; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (reviewing writing submissions), 2014 Speaker, SMU CLE Seminar: The Privatization of Public International Law: Implications for Cross-Border Transactions, Singapore, 2013 Judge, Harry Elias Partnership-SMU Moot Court Competition, Singapore, 2011 & 2013 Co-organizer, ILA Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, 2011 3
Co-coach, SMU Monroe E. Price International Media Law Moot Court Team (Overall Winners and Best Combined Memorials, International Round at the University of Oxford, 2010) Judge, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, Northeast Regional Round & International Round, New York & Washington, DC, 2008 PUBLICATIONS Academic Articles 1. Pasha L. Hsieh (forthcoming 2014), The Discipline of International Law in Republican China and Contemporary Taiwan, 14:1 Washington University Global Studies Law Review 2. Pasha L. Hsieh (2013), ASEAN s Liberalization of Legal Services: The Singapore Case, Asian Journal of WTO & International Health Law and Policy, 8:2, pp. 475-497 3. Pasha L. Hsieh (2013), Reassessing APEC s Role as a Trans-Regional Economic Architecture: Legal and Policy Dimensions, Journal of International Economic Law, Oxford University Press, 16:1, pp. 119-158 4. Pasha L. Hsieh (2013), Does Free Trade Matter for Poverty Reduction? The Case of ASEAN, in Dishing up the Pie: Bringing the Poor to the Table of International Economic Law, Cambridge University Press (Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer ed.), pp. 107-120 5. Pasha L. Hsieh (2012), The Roadmap for a Prospective US-ASEAN FTA: Legal and Geopolitical Considerations, Journal of World Trade, 46:2, pp. 367-396 Featured in Knowledge@SMU & Research Excellence at Singapore Management University (2012) 6. Pasha L. Hsieh (2011), The China-Taiwan ECFA, Geopolitical Dimensions and WTO Law, Journal of International Economic Law, Oxford University Press, 14:1, pp. 121-156 An abridged, updated version published as Pasha L. Hsieh (forthcoming 2015), China-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement, in Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements: Case Studies, Cambridge University Press (Bryan Mercurio et al eds.) 7. Pasha L. Hsieh (2010), China s Development of International Economic Law and WTO Legal Capacity Building, Journal of International Economic Law, Oxford University Press, 13:4, pp. 997-1036 8. Pasha L. Hsieh (2009), The Taiwan Question and the One-China Policy: Legal Challenges with Renewed Momentum, Die Friedens-Warte: Journal of International Peace and Organization, Berlin University Press, 84:3, pp. 59-81 4
9. Pasha L. Hsieh (2009), China-United States Trade Negotiations and Disputes: The WTO and Beyond, Asian Journal of WTO & International Health Law and Policy, 4:2, pp. 369-399 Reprinted in World Trade Organization: Law and Economics (The Icfai University Press, R Satyanarayana ed. 2010), pp. 162-95 10. Pasha L. Hsieh (2008), China-Taiwan Trade Relations: Implications of the WTO and Asian Regionalism, in Trading Arrangements in the Pacific Rim: ASEAN and APEC, Oxford University Press (Paul Davidson ed.), III.C.14, pp. 1-18 11. Pasha L. Hsieh (2007), An Unrecognized State in Foreign and International Courts: The Case of the Republic of China on Taiwan, Michigan Journal of International Law, 28:4, pp. 765-814 Cited in Republic of China (Taiwan) v. International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, Sept. 9, 2010 Excerpt reprinted in International Law: Cases and Materials with Australian Perspectives (Donald R. Rothwell et al. eds, Cambridge University Press 2010), pp. 228-29 12. Pasha L. Hsieh (2005), Facing China: Taiwan s Status as a Separate Customs Territory in the World Trade Organization, Journal of World Trade, 39:6, pp. 1195-1221 Book Reviews and Other Works 1. Pasha L. Hsieh & Pei-Lun Tsai (2010), Cross-Straits Economic Cooperation Agreement (ECFA), Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, Cameron May, vol. 28, pp. 204-25 2. Pasha L. Hsieh & Pei-Lun Tsai (2010), Foreign Judgments Concerning the Legal Status of Taiwan, Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, Cameron May, vol. 28, pp. 226-45 3. Pasha L. Hsieh & Pei-Lun Tsai (2009), Cross-Strait Agreements: 1990 2009, Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, Cameron May, vol. 27, pp. 164-227 4. Pasha L. Hsieh & Frank Hao-chin Jen (2009), Selected Bibliography on China and International Law (1960-2009), Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, Cameron May, vol. 27, pp. 489-97 5. Pasha L. Hsieh (2006), Bibliography of Books and Articles on International and Comparative Law Relevant to Taiwan (2000-2006), Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, Cameron May, vol. 24, pp. 443-53 6. Pasha L. Hsieh (2005), Book Review, China s Participation in the WTO (Henry Gao & Donald Lewis eds. 2005), Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, Cameron May, vol. 23, pp. 259-61 5
Publications in Chinese 1. Pasha L. Hsieh & Dairong Wu (2012), An Analysis of the Cross-Strait ECFA under the WTO Legal System, The Taiwan Law Review, 203, pp. 77-107 2. Pasha L. Hsieh & Xiaoling Li (2011), WTO Legal Capacity Building: The Case of China, Chinese (Taiwan) Review of International and Transnational Law, 7:1, pp. 31-74 3. Pasha L. Hsieh (2009), The Legal Status of Taiwan in United State Courts, Taiwan International Law Quarterly, 6:2, pp. 53-84 4. Pasha L. Hsieh (2009), The WTO Appellate Body and the Appellate Review Process, Chinese (Taiwan) Review of International and Transnational Law, 5:1, pp.173-200 5. Pasha L. Hsieh (2005), International Legal Education and Career in the United States, Chinese Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, vol. 17, pp. 604-17 6. Pasha L. Hsieh (2005), Book Review, Legal Problems of International Economic Relations, Chinese Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, vol. 17, pp. 696-99 SELECTED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS 1. Regional Integration in Asia, Academy of International Investment and Trade Law, Institute of European Studies of Macau, July 2014 2. Trade in Legal Services Liberalization in Asia-Pacific FTAs: Assessing the Convergence of ASEAN Rules, SIEL Biennial Conference, World Trade Institute, Bern, Switzerland, July 2014 3. International Law Advising in Imperial and Republican China, University of Utah, May 2014 4. Domestic Procedures for Ratifying Trade Agreements: The Case of Singapore, National Chengchi University College of Law, May 2014 5. International Law and ROC Diplomacy, Institute of Technology Law, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, Dec. 2013 6. Rapporteur, WTO Dialogue on the World Trading System for Senor Government Officials from Asia and Pacific, Singapore, Oct. 2013 7. The Soft-Law Mechanism of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and the Multilateral Trading System, SIEL-Asian International Economic Law Network, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea, July 2013 6
8. The Liberalization of Legal Services in ASEAN, Asian WTO Research Network Conference, National Taiwan University Faculty of Law, Taipei, June 2013 9. The Discipline of International Law in Republican China and Contemporary Taiwan, Second Annul Junior Faculty Forum in International Law, University of Nottingham School of Law, May 2013 10. The Discipline of International Law in Republican China and Contemporary Taiwan, Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Journal Conference, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law, May 2013 11. The Discipline of International Law in Republican China and Contemporary Taiwan, ILA-ASIL Asia-Pacific Research Forum, The Regent Hotel, Taipei, May 2013 12. The Discipline of International Law in Republican China and Contemporary Taiwan, NUS-SMU-HKU Symposium, National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, Jan. 2013 13. Reassessing APEC s Role as a Trans-Regional Economic Architecture: Legal and Policy Dimensions, ASIL-IEcLIG Biennial Conference, George Washington University Law School, Nov. 2012 14. China s WTO Legal Capacity Building and Implications for the New Economic Order, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Nov. 2012 15. APEC as a Trans-Regional Economic Governance Architecture: A Critical Assessment with Reform Proposals, SIEL Biennial Conference, National University of Singapore, May 2012 16. The China-Taiwan ECFA, East Asian Regionalism and WTO Rules, Korean Society of International Economic Law Conference, Seoul National University, June 2012 17. The Free Trade Regime and Poverty Reduction: The ASEAN Case, 9th Asian Law Institute Conference, National University of Singapore, May 2012 18. A Possible Roadmap for an ASEAN-US FTA & International Law Development in the Republic of China, Third Cross-Strait International Law Forum, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, Nov. 2011 19. The Free Trade Regime and Poverty Reduction: The ASEAN Case, University of Basel Faculty of Law Conference, Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 2011 20. The Roadmap for an ASEAN-US FTA: Legal and Geopolitical Considerations, New York State Bar Association Meeting, Panama City, Panama, Sept. 2011 7
21. China-Taiwan ECFA, East Asian Regionalism and WTO Rules, ILA Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, The Regent Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan, May 2011 22. America s Return to Asia? A Proposal for an ASEAN-United States FTA, EMC² Asia- Pacific Regional Round Academic Conference, National Taiwan University College of Law, Mar. 2011 23. The Roadmap for an ASEAN-US FTA: Legal and Geopolitical Considerations, ASIL- IEcLIG Biennial Conference, University of Minnesota Law School, Nov. 2010 24. ASEAN-US Trade Relations: Legal and Policy Dimensions, HKU-NUS-SMU Symposium, University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law, Nov. 2010 25. Cross-Straits ECFA and WTO Rules, Second Cross-Strait International Law Forum, Tsing Hua University School of Law, Beijing, P.R. China, Oct. 2010 26. East Asian Regionalism and the Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement: Legal, Political and Economic Implications, 7th Asian Law Institute Conference, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2010 27. Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) and East Asian Regionalism: Legal-Geopolitical Dimensions, SMU School of Law Research Camp, Singapore, Apr. 2010 28. WTO Legal Capacity Building: A Pragmatic Perspective, First Cross-Strait International Law Forum, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, Dec. 2009 29. China-United States Trade Disputes: Protectionism and International Law Implications, New Zealand Centre of International Economic Law, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, Oct. 2009 30. China s Rise and Its Trade Relations with the United States, Division of International Studies International Conference; University of Nottingham, Ningbo, P.R. China, Sept. 2009 31. China-US Trade Disputes: The WTO and Beyond, International Conference on the Future of the WTO, Asian Center for WTO and International Health Law and Policy, National Taiwan University Law School, Taipei, Taiwan, May 2009 32. WTO Dispute Settlement: Appellate Proceedings, Second Annual Conference of the Association of International Relations, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan, May 2009 33. US Legal Research: Theory and Practice, Institute of Law for Science and Technology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Apr. 20009 8
34. Foreign-trained Lawyers in the US Legal Market, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Sept. 2007 35. WTO Dispute Settlement: Theory and Practice, Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taipei, Taiwan, May 2007 36. WTO Proceedings: Panel and Appellate Body, Chun Hua Institution for Economic Research, Taipei, Taiwan, May 2007 37. Career in International Law and International Trade, Asian Center for WTO and International Health Law and Policy, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Dec. 2006 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS LANGUAGES Member, ILA Committee on Recognition/Non-recognition in International Law, 2012-present Member, Society of International Economic Law, 2011-present Deputy Secretary-General, Chinese (Taiwan) Society of International Law; Treasurer - ILA-Chinese (Taiwan) Branch, 2010-present Associate, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore, 2010- present Research Fellow, Research Center for International Legal Studies, National Chengchi University, 2010-present Member, Professional Values Chapter, Singapore Academy of Law, 2009-11 Attorney and Counselor-at-law, New York State Bar, 2008-present Member, American Society of International Law, 2008-present English, Mandarin Chinese, Hakka and Taiwanese (fluent); Turkish and French (limited) 9